Cutting and forming machine



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.i I This vinvention relates to 'cutting and form'- 1ng,'.]particularly sheet material, and, more speci cally', sheet material in strip form. v

Y The objects of thein-vention are to provide. 5 a machine for automatically effecting, in desira-bly timed relation, such operations as straightening, feeding-in, piercing, cuttingpil", forming, roll forming, lrnurling, tapping, blanking, drawing, embossing, riveting, stak- '10 ing, bending and' discharging; which will be accurate and powerful in its operation, readily adaptable tothe manufacture of differentklnds of articles, synchronized and balanced for .high speed, smooth operation and which of simple, rugged, pracltical design.`

Other objects of the 'inventionr and the many novel features of construction, .combil nationsand relations of 20 objects,are attained, are 'set forth in the fol` lowing specicatio The d .part ofthe specification, illustrate. certain commerciall embodiments, of the invention,

l -v 2.5 but-inasmuch as such illustration 1s primarily for purposes of disclosure, it shouldbe uny derstood Athat the actual physical. structure may be modified and changedinl various respects, all within the intent and broad scope 30 of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the machine with the stock indicated entering the machine at the left, through 4the stock straightener, and

with broken lines indicating how this stock end of-themachine to make room for the reciprocating slide feed, when the latter is used in place of the roll feed, illustrated;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine, Y as viewed from the lower side of Fig. 1;

hFig. 3 is a right hand end View of the mac me; Fig. 4 is a broken part sectional detail, on a larger scale, illustrating removal of the top bearing caps of two of the cam shafts to permit. complete detachment of such shafts without disturbing other parts of the machine;

Fig. l showing particularly the special 'wrench emparts by which sucli.`

rawings accompanying and forming ,the stock and the slides for d nging and straightener may be extended out from the` 5 is a broken-detail, partly in section,

loyed for rotating the lower half of the armg to permit sufficient outward move- 'ment of the shaft to clear the teeth of the gears'connecting adjoining shafts;

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are broken detail and partly sectional views of the strip straightener; F ig. 6 be' a plan; Fig. 7 a view' of the entering en at the left in Fig. 6 and Fig. 8

a- 'ew ofthe opposite lcnil and mid-.portion o'f the straightener.

ig. 9 is a cross sectional view of the machine'as on generally thctlplane7 of line '9-9 of Fig. 1 and illustrating intermittent grip feed rolls;

Fig. 10 is abroken cross sectional detail as on line .10-10 of Fig. 1 illustrating the stock retaining or gripping clamp; l

Fig. 11 is an enlarged broken plan -of one of the horizontal ram units and companion die-holder; l

Fig. 12 is a broken sectional view of such parts, as they appear on substantially the Y plane of line 12-12 of Fig. 1; Y y Fig. 13 is a part horizontal sectional and plan view of the right hand endportions of the machine showing particularly the two rams for piercing,- .forminfr and cuttin oil apini` the stock about the fixed upright form.; ig. 14 is aV broken vertical sectional view taken on substantially the feed lineof the machine showing the dies and two'of the dis appearing former slides; A

Figs. 15 and .16 are a broken plan and side elevation respectively, of the reciprocating slide forni` of feed which may be substituted in place of the intermittent grip roll feed; Fig. 17 is a broken part sectional plan of the adjustable stock gripping clamp. of the reciprocating feed mechanism; Y

particularly the Fig. 18 is a broken and part sectional side detail of the intermittently operating grip for holding the' stock against retrograde movement, this view being taken on substantially'the plane ofv line 20-20 of Fig. 16

Fig. 21 is a cross sectional view illustrating a modified form of ram structure, partic- Eularly for'a smaller sized machine;

Fig. 22 is a view of the same parts as viewed at the left hand side of Fig. 21; 4

Fig. 23 is a broken sectional detail as on substantially the plane of line 23-23 of Fi 21. r c

ig. 24 is a perspective view of an egg beater whip, forming a product of the machine illustrated; c

Fig's. 25 and 26 are broken plan and vertical sectional views respectively, generally similar to Figs. 11 and 12 and incorporating features illustrated in Fig. 21 of a bridge piece tying the die and the base of the ram together;-

Figs. 27 and 28 are broken plan and side elevations respectively illustrating the combination of positively driven die 'rolls for giving the strip stock a desired formation as it enters, the machine;

Figs. 29 and 30 are broken end and part sectional views as on the lines 29-29 and 30-430 respectively of Fig. 27, the latter view illustrating particularlyV the knurling operation f c 31 is an enlarged detail of the strip stock as 'ven the desired cross-sectional shape by tt forming rolls and roughened or toothed by the knurling rolls;

Fig. 32 is a broken sectional detail illustrating a construction for gaining suiiicient oiset from the side :of the machine for the use of larger diameter cams.

The base of the machine, as best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is in the form of a broad substantial, four-sided pedestal 25, carrying at the top a generally flat, horizontal table 26, providing the bed of the machine. Projecting from thecorner portions of the pedestal are the four pairs of rectangularly related bracket arms 27, 28 for carrying the cam Y shaft bearings.

on the enjoining ends of the front and back4 cam shafts 30 and 32,and thelatter ashaving miter gears 37, 38 on their opposite ends in mesh respectively with miter gears 39, 40 on the left hand end shaft 31. There is thus provided a continuous power chain or foursided loop in which the unit portions of the same automatically cooperate or assist on another in equalizing and balancing the loa The end shaft 29 may be considered as the drive shaft as that is the one to which power is applied in the present illustration. This shaft is particularly suited for such purposes, it .being located at the end of the machine opposite that at which the stock is fed in and, extending only across the end of the machine, being relatively short and therefore well capable of driving from both ends of the same. The power is supplied, in the illustration, by an electric motor 41 operating through gearing 42, Fig. 3, a4 clutch shaft 43, ycarrying a combinedY flywheel and hand wheel 44 and coupled to shaft 29 by gearing 45. The clutch is indicated at 46 and is shown as controlled by a sliding clutch shifting rod 47, operated by the hand lever 48, mounted on the end of the machine, in convenient position adjacent the hand wheel 44, so as to enable the machine being Aquickly thrown,

into power operation, for example after a preliminary hand turning checkup ofthe operation. The clutch, it will be noted, is disposed between this counter-'shaft and the motor so that, with the clutch out, the motor may be left running while hand operation is effected and the motor vbe cut into service while turning, at the instant the machine parts have been brought to the desired starting position. When the clutch has been thrown out, the fly wheel may be grasped, as a brake, to bring the machine to rest with the parts in any desired position.

To enable adjustment of the motor into properly geared relation vWith the clutch shaft, the same is shown as shiftable by means of bolts 49 and as secured in adjusted relation by the bolts 5() extending through slots 51,Fig.'3 of the motor base.

A special feature of the entire power transmission is the mounting of the motor, clutch Ashaft, fly wheel, clutch and clutch throw-out all on a single ypanel 52 detachably secured as by bolts 53, on the end of the base pedestal, providing thus a single complete power unit, which may be mounted or unmounted as such without in any way disturbing other portions of the machine'. This ready removability of the transmission also enables quick conversion of the machineto other forms of drive.

The cam shafts are solidly mounted, and at the same time made readily removable, by the construction illustrated particularly in the first five figures, and involving the feature of splitting the bearings Yhorizontally on the centers of the shafts, providing the re'- movable top bearing caps 54, keyed by shoulders 55, 56 (Fig. 5) down in the lower halves of the bearings which are solid with the bearing arms or brackets 27. 28 and by making the lower halves 57 of the bearing boxes asremovable semi-cylindrical segments which can berot-ated out of their seats to provide clearance for shifting the shafts to unmesh the miter gears. load is carried by the bearingv members solid with the bed, instead of by the bearing bolts By such construction, 'the which can then be turned,

m mesh with thecom yanion 5 end to enter a notch or the portion 62 of lthebearin, member, proand, at the same time, the loosening of the fbolts 58 hblding the permits these caps to beremoved,'leaving the shafts cradled in the'lower bearing halves, as by means of the special wrench shown-at 59 in Fig. 5 to slip Such bearing halves from beneath the shafts, which then can shift outwardly. to clear the miter gears onthe ends of the same from gears on the adjoining shaft ends.' The special wrench shown is of the spanner type to reach about the underside of the slip bearing and having an inwardly pgojecting lug 60 at its inner notches 6l cut in jecting as shown in Fig. 4 beyond the end of the bearing bracket. Thrust washers 63 interposed between the opposite ends of the bearing bracketsA and the backs of the bevel gears hold the shafts againstendwise-move- `ment and maintain such gears properly meshed. TheseV ositioning elements, however, do not interfiere with the dropping away 3 of the shafts to unmesh the mter gears, just described'. l 4

Gear rases 'such as indicated at 64, Fig. 1,

` may be provided over the miter gears, the same 'shown as splithorizontally and arranged with the upper halves bolted to the adjoining bearing caps at 65v so as to lift off with such bearing caps. These gear cases provide mechanical protection, serve as lubrication wells and do not interfere with removal ofthe bearing'caps. If desired, however, theseA gear cases may be opened upwithout disturbing the bearin on removal ofthe fastenings 65. The miter gears all face outwardly to keep the projection at the corners downto a minimum and'this also enables full inspection of the gears when the top covers are removed.

The design, arrangement and number of cams onthe several ca m shafts will vary `with the work that is to be performed, the sequence of operations, etc.

By way of example, the machine yof the present disclosure is illustrated as tooled-up for themanufacture f the Whip of an egg beater such as shown in Fig. 24, the production of which Ainvolvesthe various steps of severing, punching, forming transversely, drawing and bending longitudinally.

Considered in' the sequence of operations,

the strip stock which is designated 66,v first passes through a stockstraightener 67 at the left hand end of the machine, Figs. 1, and 2. This stock'straightener is of special construction, made up, as shown in Figs. 6,

7` and 8, of two series of vertically disposedAA rollers 68 and 69 arranged in alternating relation at opposite sides of the feed line and iournalled individually at 70 in narrow blocks 7l 'which can be independently adu'sted. In theillustration, the roller carrybearing caps in place,v

mounting the box or holder for one set of ing the boxl or ing blocks of each stand sideby side 'in a seat orcavity 72 and they are held b- 'through bolts 73 extending down through made fast by lock nuts 77. It will be seen that upon loosening the securing bolts A73v and turning the adjusting screws 75, the individual roll blocks may be readil shifted to vary the. positions of the rolls, or properlykacting on different kinds and sizes of stoc Edgewise guiding and straightening of the 'Stock is effected in the illustration by the upper and vlower guide rolls 78, 79 journalled above and below the entrance to the straightener on the` horizontal` centers v8O, 8l and shown as adjustable for different gvidths and vertical positioning of the stoel?y by being mounted on vertically shiftable brackets 82, 83 slidingly keyed in the vertical grooveways 84, 85 and secured in the-desired relations vby bolts s6, 87.

To permit the' positioning of the strip in the straightener without forcing or dragging it through the rolls, therolls are made to open up as a. pair of jaws, in the illustration, py ro ls asa hinging member'which can be'dropped down to open up a clear space between the two sets of rolls.

holder 88 for the ,set of rolls 69, at .89 and by providing a hand screw 90 engaging the underside of the holder, which can be backed off to permit the'holder to drop away from the other fixed holder 9lor turned up to bring this set of rolls into operative relation lwith the other set of rolls. Cooperating stops 92 are shown in Figs. 7 and 8 on the adjoining edges of the boxes to limit the closing movement of the movable box and hence to definitely position the vertical rolls in true parallelism when in operative' position, irrespective of their individual settings.

- It will be seen particularly from Figs. 7 and 8 that upon backin g oif the hand screw 90, the holder 88 carrying the one set rolls 69 and top gaging roll 78, will swing about the center 89 to provide clearance 'for placing the stock down edgewise between the two sets of rolls, resting upon the lower gage roll 79. Then the han'd screw may be turned up to throw the 'movable roll holderv back into position with the upper gage roll 78 engagedV over vthe upper edge of the 4stock and the two sets of vertical rolls properly `engaging' opposite facesv of the strip. If individual adjustments of the rolls are necessary, these can be vreadily made and such individual adjustments once made are not disturbed when the straightener is again lanother length of stock.

Various forms'of feed mechanism may be opened up to: receive This is accomplished by pivotf' employed, particularly for handling different forms of stock. In Figs. 1 and 9, an intermitv tent grip` roll formpf feed is illustrated com- 4 dicated generall prising vertically-journalled companion rolls `93, 94 geared together. at 95, one mounted in a fixed journal box 96 and driven through bevel gears 97 from an inclined shaft 98 operated by bevel gearing 99 from theA frontv cam shaft 30; the other roll 94 being separable from the rst by reasons of'its mounting in a movable journal box 100 mounted for swinging motion onpivot 101 and acted on by one arm 102 of. a

bellcranlr lever pivoted at 103 and provided on its 'other arm 104 with a roll 105 riding-the cam 106 on the back cam shaft 32. The spring 107 acting on the short arm of the'bellcrank `serves for thrusting the movable roll yieldstock, a hand lever 108 isvshown provided on the long arm of the bellcrank 104, the

same'being provided with a cam portion '109' which when the lever is turned inward or towardthe center of the machine, -will engage a -pad or step 110, to li-ft this arm of the bellcrank andy -hence to free :the same from control of the cam'106, in a position with the movable feed roll backed off from,

its companion'roll. The feed operation is thus under control of the handle 108v and this handle can be quickly operated at any time to 'stop the feed of stock, without interrupting the action of the other parts of the machine. Spring vdetcnt mechanism inat 111 in Fig. 9 may be provided for re easably retaining the trip lever 108 `in its inoperative relation.

The stock advanced by the feed mechanism is definitely held by an intermittently actinggrip' device, shownin Figs. 1 and 10 as consisting of a spring retracted plunger 112 located at one side cf the feed line and 'cooperating withan adjustable stop screw 113 located at'the opposite side of the feed line,-said plunger being operated to close onto the stock at the end of the feed move- 'ment by means of a cam 114 on the front cam shaft 30, operating on one arm 115 of a bcllcrank whose opposite arm carries an adjustable screw abutment 116, positioned to .engage the outer end of the plunger. The adjustable screw' shoulder 116 and the adjustable stop 113 permit this intermittent clamp device to be set to very accurately grip and hold the stock.

The heavy work -of the machineis performed by one or more rams mounted on the intermediate .portion of the bed. In Fig. 1 two such rams are indicated at 117 for carrying tools 'to' cooperate Awith tcorresponding dies in the die blocks or holders 118. These rams may bev built 11p-as single or multiple units and similarly the die holders may be made up as individual units asin Fig. 1, or a single holder vmay be provided as illustrated at '119 in Figs. 13 and 14, for cooperation with a plurality of rams.

The. ram struct-ure includes a slide 120 guided to operate in w/ays 121 in a base 122 adjustably mounted on the bed. In Fig. 12 this ram base is indicated vas of angular .formation having the top portion 122 to rest on top of the bed and a dependent angularly related portion 123 to engage over the side of the bed, the two 'such portions being individually adjustablyfastened to the bed by the bolts 124 entered throughslots 125 in the top and side Walls of the'bed. These bolt ast'enings are indicated 'as toggles operati g in the slots on the bed and enabling the entire -ram structure to be readily shifted and secured in any desired' relation on the bed.

,Similarly Athe anvil blocks or die holders 118, 119 are shown as secured by toggle bolt fastenings 126 adjustable along longitudinal slots 127 in the top o f the bed toenable quick setting of the same to match the rams. These die holders are shown as of generally angular cross section and as seating back against a shoulder or rail 128 along the back edge of the bed, bo'lts3129 extending through 1ongitudinal slots` 130 in this abutment rail into the backs of such die holders. By such construction, the die holders are solidly anchored on the bed but may bereadily adjustedto meet different requirements. The same type of toggle bolt fastenings may be and preferably are employed for adjustably securing other portions of the mechanism on the bed,

for instance the roll feed device, last above described, such fastenings being generally designated as 124 inthe top bed slot 125 and 126 in the wider bed slot 127.

Smooth powerful operation o'f the rams is effected from cams 131 on the front cam shaft 30, by means of rockers 132, of generally triangular form, pivotally mounted at their lower corners on bearing studs 133 carried by the ram bases, having their upper outer corner portions forked as at 134, F ig. 11 for the mounting of the cam rolls 135 and having partly cylindrical seats 136 in their upper corners, over the pivotal centers 133, to receive the rolling toggle levers 137 which engage in part-cylindrical seats 138 in the outer ends of the slides. The `parts are so designed that each cam rockerwith its associated rocking toggle member 137'constitute in effect a cooperating pair of toggle levers'which operate in a toggle-straightening direction in the active stroke of 'the ram and hence give the added power of a true toggle in the action of the ram. f

Lasagne 132 at 143 and with opposite sides of the slides at 144 providing the necessary pull connecings, the removable capsy 146 to pierce the center the'piece,

vat a point adi) I 1n the ends of'what w' tion between rockers and'slides for this result.

In addition to constituting a'single unit complete in itself and with all parts mountedf on a single base which can be adiustably secured on the bed, each ramv preferably is utilized to provide an additional bearing for the shaft .which .eectsroperation of the same. Thus in the 'illustration the base of each-ram carries an outwardly extended bearing embracing an intermediate portion of shaft- 30 'acent the ram" actuating cam. These are in of which may be taken ofi' at the sides of the machine upon` removal of .bolts 1'47, these caps being keyed horizontally into the inner fixed members of the bearings at 148, so that the load, which' is generally vertical in this case, will be carried by the main parts of the bearings, instead of by AAthe bearing cap bolts. These yinterrnediate'bearings thus provided for the cam shaft at each of the rams enable this shaft to carry heavy loads-without distortion and without the necessityof making the shaft undulyheavy.` 'l

The tools operated by the rams are indicated in a general way -in'Figs 13 and 14, where the rst or left; hand ram is shown as carrying unches 149 cooperating with a per- -forated ie 150 on the angle block 119, for providing th bearingo enings 151 (Fig. 24)

. become two adjoining strip lengths and a rib 152 cooperating with grooved portion153 of the die holder,

to provideione of the transverse corrugations 154 in a strip length. The second ram carries a. single punch 1'55 cooperating with die 156 bearing opening 157 "in arib 158 cooperating with grooved die 159 to form the second transverse corru-v gatin154 in the piece and a knife 160 cooper ating with the cutting edge 161 of the die to sever the stock.

Upon retractionA of the ram, the pierced and formedlength of stock is advanced by the feeding mechanism into position between the former or mandrel 162, rFig. 13 and a concave bending tool 163 carried `by the transversely acting slide164, at a time when this slide is withdrawn, as indicated in the` dotted lines. This bending tool carries at the center a point or prong 165 which pro-I jects ,bveyond the ends 166 of the tool suici'ently to hold and centei'the piece before l1t is severed from the followingPr length of strip'. 'lAhis prong drives into a cavity `167 1n the mandrel, continuing its hold on the lcated as vertically split bear at 180 on the endsof the slides 174, 1

shown in Fig.

strip about the stroke draws 157 up ,inw-

ries at its outer lend a cam roll 169 operated by cam 170 on the front cam shaft 30. l,

4-The ends of the piece are bent about the Y sides of the mandi-e1 to form the substantially .transversely operating bending slide 164 carn parallel ,shank portions 171 ofthe whip, Fig. u 24, by the correspondingly shaped forming 13 and 14, the lirst 0 which is operated om slide 174, Figs. land 13 carrying cam rol1j 175 engaged with cam 176 on the left hand cam s aft 31 and the other of which is operated from slide 177, provided with cam roll 178, actuated by cam 179 on theg right handcam shaft 29.

To prevent .the side formers 172, 173 from interfering with the `opnerat'ion of the bending' formel- 162which dou les the piece about the mandrel, these side formers are made to disappearv or drop 4down ouiffof, the plane of the Y strip at the proper instantV by pivo v i 7 and vproviding them with cam rolls 181 engaging 1n the cam ways 1822 These cam ways, as 14, cause these tools to lower as they are retracted and at the time of such retraction the piece is doubled about the mandrel inv a plane above such tools and into position to have the end portions of the same enf vgaged by the side .bending tools as they come togetherl and advance up` into the plane of the iece'then held on the'mandrel by theben ng 1:001163., The endsof theieee are angledinward and bent along the 1,83,l Fig. 24 bythe combinedjactlon of side bendin tools 172 173 and an' end bending tool 184, Fig. 13, sai side.ben ding tools havin which turn inthe ends of tgh corners of the mandrel and tool 184 Ientering between these bending down over the fiat end ftle mandrel.

' The end bending.tob/l`184,fFigs-.`1"and 13, is

angled tips 185 I e plece about the carried in the illustration lby the slide 186,`

provided'with cam roll 187,

the present disclosure byA end a squared shank portion 189, Fig. 1, clamped at .190 `on the bracket'wr head 1-91 on the right hand end of the machine. bracket head serves as a mounting for the stripper, when such 'is required. AIn the pres-Vv ent instance no stri per action because the end bendlng tool 163, Fig. 13 is ref tractedbefore the side bending tools 173, to pull the bushingpoint 165 out of the piece While thejbent Iendsof thelatter are yet engaged by cam Y 188 on the rear cam shaft 32. The vertical mandrel 162cis supported inhaving at its upper hooked about the angled face of the mandrel.

Then as soon as the side beders 17 2, 173 and intermediate end bending" tool 184 retreat,

the doubled piece of material will spring open and drop clear of the mandrel through the discharge opening 192 in the bed, down into the hollow pedestal.

For work requiring the service of a stripper or a vertical punching or bending operation, a plunger 193, 1 and 2, is provided mounted for vertical movement inthe bracket head 191 and adapted to carry suitable stripper,punching, bending tools or the like for proper co-action with other cooperating parts on the machine. This vertical plunger is shown as actuated by cam lever 194 having a rocking and sliding joint with the head of the plunger at 195 and supported on a pivot pin 196 in position for'the cam roll 197 on the outer end of the same to cooperate with cam 198 on the right. hand end cam shaft 29.

To enable the stroke of the stripper plunger 193 being readily varied without changing the cam, the pivot pin 196 mounting the cam lever 194 is shown as insertable in different bearing openings 199 in lthe supporting bracket and lever respectively, Fig. 2.

For certain classes of work, the reciprocating form of feed mechanism illustrated in Figs. 15 to 19 is used in place of the roll feed mechanism heretofore described. The substitution is accomplished, after removal of the roll feed and stock holding devices shown in Fig. 1, by mounting a special bracket v200, Figs. 15 and 16, on the left hand end of the machine below v the cam Yshaft 31. This bracket mounts a shaft 201 carrying asgear 202 meshed with a gear 203 in back or forming a part of miter gear 39 and a crank discI 204 having an adjustable-throw .connection 205 with onen end of a link 206 whose opposite end is pivotally connected with a rock lever 207 pivoted at its lower end on the bracket at 208vand having its upper end connected by pivot link 209 with a special drag link 210. As appears more particularly in Figs. 17 and 18,' link 210 has a sliding bearing at 211 in feed block 212 and is articulated at its forward or inner vend to the jaw lever 213. To

Y provide a close, positive but free acting joint between the two,the jaw lever is. shown as slotted in its end at 214 to receive the reduced neck portion 215 of the push-pull link 210 and the bifurcated portions of the lever are shown as havlng rounded bearings 216 in close rock- 1ng engagement with the parallel shoulders 217 at the ends of the reduced neck portion crank handle 223 is pinned on the upper end of the bearing spindle and this carries at its free end aspring pressed plunger 224 adapted for engagement with locking depressions 225, 226 to hold it in either feed operative 0r inoperative positions. A knob 227 on the upper end of the spindle enables the same to be readilywithdrawn from the holding recesses 225, 226 and serves as a handle for easily swinging the lever one way or the other. The bearing bushing 220 is ofa size. larger than the eccentric 218 to enable'the insertion of the parts down in the post 221 and this bushing is held down in its seat by an end screw or screws 228 so that by engagement with the eccentric it holds the spindle down in place against the uplift for'ce of the spring detent 224.

The feed lever 213 carries at its forward side a aw block 229 keyed in .theface of the same at 230 and longitudinally slotted at 231 for the securing bolt 232. For accurate setting of this grip block, an adjustment screw j 233 isvshown bearing on the end of the grip block, Fig. 17 and fastened as by means of an ordinary lock nut.

The throw of the stock gripping lever is determined by the adjustable front and back stop screws 234, 235, which are set to enable the Vjaw part 229 to firmly grip the stock against the ompanionfixed jaw plate 236 on the forward rocking movement of the lever and to permit the movable aw part to fully free the stock on the reverse motion of the lever.

-Edge gages 237, adjacent fixed jaw plate 236, Fig. 17, adjustably secured at 238,A delinitely position the strip for proper engagement by the intermittently acting clamp described.

The feed block 212 which mounts the clamp is arranged to slide on guide rods 239, Figs.

15, 16 andpreferably the latter carry adjustable limit-stops 240, 241 for the sliding feed block. The forward stop 240 is particularly important as this determines the exact limi of movement of the feed block. 1

To insure the release of the stock at the end of the forward movement of the clamp, the feed slide may be and preferably is equipped with a friction brake, such as illustrated in Figs. 18 -and` 19 and comprising sliding brake shoes 267 in the feed block, yieldingly pressed by Spring- 268 against the guide' rods 239. This brake causes the slide to .momentarily rest at the end of its forward stroke, so that the link 210 as it starts back will rock the lever 213 and thus pull the movable jaw of the 1 clamp open at the commencement ofthe back stroke of the crank actuated lever 207.Y The same dwell is effected at the end of the back stroke, the brake causing the feed block to momentarily come-to rest at the end of its outstroke, whereupon the link 210 will rock the jaw closed against the stockat the proper Y The head ofthe ram if? tliiesleyer means Consequently, the stock will be released at the be end of the feed strokev and will be positively and'lrmly gripped at' the fproper instant -in' 5 the commencement ofthe eed stroke, insur' 'ing consistent accurate' feeding ofthe stock.

When-'thisreciprocatin l form pf feed is employed, the strip straig tener Vis offset to make room for the same, in the manner indi- 13 cated in., Fig.- 1 byinterposing an offsetting bracket between the end of the machine. and

the angle bracket 247 which forms the base of the straightener.

'To defnitelysecurethe stock in the posi- 'l5 tion to which it is advanced by the feed slide,

an intermittent clampl'ng device similar to ed,is employed, comthat previously descri prising as shown in Figs. 15, 16 and 20 a spring retracted plunger 242 for gripping the stock against a uide 243, under the impulse of a rockin Abe crank lever 244, actuated by theadjustale split cam 245, on the front' cam shaft 3 0.

For some classes fof work, a lighter form of ram construction may be employed such as indicated in F igs .;2 1, 22, 23, where the ram and the dieblock-areshown connected up together asa single unit by means ofan over-A standing bridge piece 248 secured by bolts 249,- 250 tothe ram base or guide 122a and angle block 1-1 8a, respectively'. The bolts 249 vare similar .to the toggle bolts 124 in Fig. 12 in that theyv interlock 1n 'the undercut slot 125 in the base and in this construction also the ram ide .is keyed in the top of the slot substantlally as' indicated at 251 'to accurately).

lock the mechanism solidly -down on the bed.

i* The slide 120er, in this Fig. 21 construction has-'portions 252 carrying rdds 253, which slide through bearings 254, 255, carried by thebridge piece and bythe bgse of the ram. carrying the punch or sliding bea-ring at 256 other tools 149, has a.'

l inthe die or angleblock.

45' 4The ram is actuated inthis case by an up .right cam'lev'er 257 pivoted at'its lower end at v'258 in special brackets 259 bolted to the side 1 of the bed. At its upper end the lever has a "rock'ing and sliding connection at 260with mi the ram head and in its intermediate portion it carries a. pin 261 projecting from opposite sides of the same and mounting a roll 262 at one side engaged in the groove of the corn'- bin'ed 'driving and retracting cam 263 and at. the opposite side of a roll 264 engagedI with the'face of the drive cam 265."The inside face 2660i the grooved cam 263 being similar in outline torace cam 265, acts as asecond drive cam, thus balancing the force appliedto which, as indicated in Fig. 22, oper ates in between the twofcams. Y

The vbridge''construction` illustrated in Fig.V

21'isapplicable tothe heavier form of mail: chine shown in Figs. 11,12, and is desirable 6 ,for particularly heavy work. F

uber. Uponrelease of the bolt securing ment vrolls designed to lin Fig. 31.

Vtogether by the companion 1x1-Figs. 25am 26, this bridgeior tie mem- 'r is designated 267 and and bolted down over the .base-of the ram at one end at 268 and as keyed and bolted down `over the vangle block `at'the other end at 269. As with this construction the ram and the ldie are tied together .at thetopas Well as by machine, the full power ofthe the bed 'of the cams may be utilized for extra `heavy forming or other operations. Y

As the tools wear down,

relative adjustment of the ra m and diebecome necessary.l

is shown-as keyed- Such adjustments are allowed for in the overhead connection by the reversely facing wedges 270, '271, shown as seated againstl inclined shoulders 272, 273, on the underside of the bridge and bearingagainstopposite sides of the key rib 274 onkv the anvil block. .These wedges are indicated assec'ured by bolts 275, extending down through. Aslots 276 in the bridge member and as independently adjusted in opposite directions by set screws 277.

'At the time of making these adjustments,

shims 278 maybe placed between the back of the anvil block and the-abutment rail128, 1go Cilnake the mounting absolutely solid on the Another feature disclosed Fig. 26, is the securing ofthe die 15()A to the angle block by the readily releasable hardened steel clamps 279, 280, engaged .with undercut shoulders on-the back'of the die melilt e upper clamp 279, it will be seen, that the die,

.maybe adjusted or removed. `The companion clampmember 280 at the bottom being of hardened steel, doe's'not wearv u nder the clamping action .and this lower clamp being itself, readily removable'allows for replaceofdifi'erent kinds or sizesv of clamps for cooperation with different kinds of dies.

particularly in I las The stock straightener may bejutilized as or have combined with it a forming roll or give the stock a special configuration or cross-section as itenters the machine. Thisfeature is illustrated in Fi s.

27 to 31, wherethe twov sets o f forming ro ls are designated 281, 282, and areshown as designed to cross corrugate the istrip as'at 283 The feed slide shown powerful enou h applied to the feed slide by the rocking lever 207 and link 209, almost, Vor practically in line Vwith the. feed line. While the forming rolls befpositively driven.v 'In the example given, the rolls ofV the two` sets Vare geared and the rolls of one set'ar`e` 286 on the upper end of a shaft 287,; carryin Figs. 15 to -19 to draw the stock through theforming'ro ls, particularly because ofthe fact that, as shown inoFig. 15, the :power is j' inionsv 284, 285 I riven by a gear 

